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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many students go up and down the stairway in the Academy Honor Room at one time?

2. What do the flags say that are carried in the procession in Chapter 1?

3. How many boys carry banners at the beginning of Chapter1?

4. Who is the author of the understanding poetry book Mr. Keating has Neil read from in Chapter 5?

5. How many students graduated last year from Welton Academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do various parents say good-bye to their sons?

2. What is the dorm room like that Todd and Neil share?

3. What is Latin class like the first day of school for the juniors?

4. Why are the juniors waiting in the Academy Honor room?

5. How does the convocation proceed in Chapter 1?

6. What does Neil learn about Mr. Keating from Keating's senior annual?

7. How did Chris meet Chet Danburry?

8. Why does Mr. Keating take the junior boys to the Honor Room on the first day of classes?

9. Why does a teacher tell the boys to slow down at the beginning of Chapter 2?

10. Why does Keating say that one reads poetry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parents are present for the opening ceremonies at Welton. What is revealed about family relationships during and after the opening ceremonies?

Essay Topic 2

Knox cannot get over his infatuation with Chris. What does Knox do and why because of this infatuation?

Essay Topic 3

Knox is invited to a party. What hopes does Knox have when he is invited, and why does the party disappoint him?

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